Columbus State University and Columbus Technical College

Partnership Program

Curriculum Schema: For students who are working on an Associate Degree in Nursing at Columbus Technical College and want to pursue a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing at Columbus State University

Courses that are bolded are additional requirements for the BSN degree

Course Requirements - Total Credits:

Freshman Fall Semester / Spring Semester / Summer Semester
ENGL 1101 3-0-3
MATH 1111 3-0-3
BIOL 2113 (A&P) 3-0-3
BIOL 2113 Lab 0-3-1
SOCI 1101 3-0-3
TOTAL CREDITS = 13 / ENGL 1102 3-0-3
HUMN 1101 3-0-3
BIOL 2114 (A&P) 3-0-3
BIOL 2114L 0-3-1
PSYC 1101 3-0-3
TOTAL CREDITS = 13 / BIOL 2117 (micro) 3-0-3
BIOL 2117 Lab 0-3-1
SPCH 1101 (speech) 3-0-3
Fine Arts (Art or Music) 3-0-3
TOTAL CREDITS = 10
Sophomore Fall Semester / Spring Semester / Summer Semester
RNSG 1110 Prof. Practice I: 6-4-2 = 6
RNSG 1130 Health Assess/Lifespan 3-2-1 = 3
RNSG 1140 Pharm. & Dosage Calc. 5-4-1 = 5
TOTAL CREDITS = 14 / RNSG 1150 Prof. Practice II: 6-4-2 = 6
RNSG 2110 Prof. Practice III: 4-3-1 = 4
RNSG 2120 Prof. Practice IV: 4-3-1 = 4
TOTAL CREDITS = 14 / RNSG 2140 Prof. Practice V: 6-3-3 = 6
CHEM 1151 or BIOL 1215 3-0-3
Lab 0-2-1
TOTAL CREDITS = 10
Junior Fall Semester / Spring Semester / Summer Session (May – August)
RNSG 2150 Prof. Practice VI: 6-4-2 = 6
RNSG 2160 Prof. Practice VII: 5-2-3 = 5
World Culture Elective 3-0-3
TOTAL CREDITS = 14
Graduate from CTC
Make application to CSU and apply to
RN-BSN program / Transfer to CSU
Chem or Bio sequence 3-0-3
Lab 0-2-1
STAT 1127 3-0-3
CPSC 1105 3-0-3
HIST 2111 or 2112 3-0-3
TOTAL CREDIT = 13 hours / NURS 3191 Prof. Clinical Nursing RN I
(Bridge) 3-0-3
(*32 hours credit given once successful completion of 6.67 semester hours of nursing courses)
NURS 3195 Evidence Based Practice RN 4-0-4
TOTAL CREDITS =7
Senior Fall Session Aug-Sep / Oct-Dec / Spring Session Jan-Mar / Mar-May
August - September
NURS 3192 Prof. Dev. Perspectives RN I
2-0-2
NURS 3276 Intro. Health Assess. & Wellness
1-3-2
POLS 1101 3-0-3
October - December
NURS 4192 Prof. Dev. Perspectives RN II
2-0-2
NURS 3279 Applied Patho 3-0-3
PEDS 2-1-1
TOTAL CREDITS = 13 / January – March
NURS 4292 Prof. Clinical Nursing RN II
4-6-6
Area B Elective (ITDS, LIBR,
foreign language, etc.) 1-0-1
March - May
NURS 4698 Senior Project 0-9-3
NURS 3555 Selected Topics in Prof.
Nursing ({1-3}-0-{1-3})
PHED 1205 1-2-2
TOTAL CREDITS = 15
Graduate from CSU

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